#1. The Industrial Revolution arrived in Sri Lanka on the back of __________, as the British established huge new plantations for export crops.
#2. The British set up large factories to process crops like __________ and equipped them with modern machinery imported directly from Britain.
#3. One of the very first signs of industrialization was the 1804 introduction of a __________ by Governor Fredric North, signaling the start of mechanized agriculture.
#4. Like in Britain, the revolution in Sri Lanka created a new social structure with a large estate and factory-based __________ at the bottom.
#5. At the top of this new structure was an __________, made up of wealthy, educated landowners and factory owners who profited from the new system.
#6. The traditional self-sufficient economy was replaced by a __________ focused on import-export trade, mirroring the changes that had already swept through Europe.
#7. To manage all this new trade and investment, a modern __________ was established to handle the complex financial transactions.
#8. A massive new __________ had to be built to transport raw materials from the remote estates to the processing factories and harbors.
#9. The first major modern road, a critical artery for the new plantation economy, was the __________ built under the direction of Governor Edward Barns.
#10. To connect the plantations to the ports even more efficiently, Governor Henry Ward initiated the construction of __________, starting with the Colombo-Kandy line in 1863.
#11. As transport networks grew, previously small towns like Gampola and Badulla expanded rapidly into bustling __________ serving the new economy.
#12. Before the British, communication was slow and relied on messengers, but this was replaced by a formal __________ established in 1815.
#13. A key milestone in modernizing communication was the introduction of the very first __________ in Sri Lanka in 1857.
#14. Instant long-distance communication became possible after 1858 with the introduction of the __________, connecting the island like never before.
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